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Basketball Roundup: Hoops action takes off

(KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)
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The Huntington Beach High girls’ basketball team got its 2013-14 season off to a success Monday and in the process presented Coach Russ McClurg with his 300th career coaching victory with a 69-51 home win over Esperanza.

Freshman forward Frankie Wade-Sanchez scored a game-high 23 points in her varsity debut, and senior guards Stephanie Louie and Paola Roa (seven steals) scored 15 and 12 points, respectively.

McClurg is in his 11th year as head coach at Huntington. He previously was head coach at Santa Ana Calvary Chapel from 1995-2000, and was the girls’ junior varsity basketball coach at Huntington from 1991-94.

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“I am very humbled and thankful for all the girls who have made this possible,” McClurg said. “I am grateful to Huntington Beach High, parents, assistant coaches and the administration for their continued support. I have had a lot of great memories in that 300 [wins], and I hope for many more.”

The Oilers put another win on their season’s ledger Tuesday when they went to Beckman and scored a 55-39 victory over the Patriots. Roa led the way with 24 points and Wade-Sanchez scored nine.

In other girls’ basketball action:

Edison: The Chargers won their season opener Monday by rolling past Irvine, 55-28, in a first-round game of the Century Tournament. Sophomore forward Jackie Bento led all scorers with 11 points. Sophomore forward Justine Modde and junior point guard Marlies DeJong had 10 rebounds a piece.

All 11 Edison players scored in the game.

Fountain Valley: The Barons are playing this week at the Downey Tournament and went 1-2 in their first three tournament games.

They dropped their opener, 49-47, to Santa Fe. Freshman guard Andie Kristinat was the Barons’ leading scorer with nine points, and senior post Emily Krause scored eight points. Krause had 10 points, Kristinat nine points and junior guard Michelle Wu seven points in a 50-27 win over St. Matthias.

Krause and Kristinat both scored 11 points in a 51-48 third-round loss to Mayfair.

“We have had a chance to win every game,” said Fountain Valley Coach Cory Clarke, whose team was 2-2 through its first four games. “We have had fourth-quarter leads in every game. We haven’t executed offensively or defensively at crucial points in games.

“I haven’t found the right combinations of players on the court to make that happen. We are learning tough lessons, and finding out how to play together.”

Fountain Valley will play host to its 16th annual Hoop Challenge, which starts Monday. The 12-team tournament runs daily through Dec. 14. In first-round games Monday, Huntington Beach takes on Kennedy at 3 p.m., and Fountain Valley plays El Toro at 7:30 p.m.

Marina: Like Fountain Valley, the Vikings are competing at the Downey Tournament. In their first game Monday, they routed Firebaugh, 61-15. Senior forward Natasha Mangham had 11 points and 13 rebounds, senior guard Madison Yutkins 11 points and three steals, senior guard Danielle Kennedy 10 points, five steals and three assists, and junior forward Kydell Pearson had 12 points and six rebounds.

Marina upped its overall record to 3-0 by getting past Kennedy, 45-41, in a second-round game. Mangham had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Kennedy 10 points and 10 rebounds, Pearson nine points and six rebounds, and senior guard Melissa Lindquist eight points and three assists.

“This team has great chemistry and is very competitive,” Marina Coach Carol Osbrink said. “I am proud of the way our players are developing as individuals and as a team. Our balanced offense and tough defense has been the key to our early wins.”

Ocean View: The Seahawks improved to 2-0 Tuesday by scoring a 49-38 victory over Anaheim in a first-round game at the Oxford Academy Tournament. Sophomore guards Sally Morris and Danelle Almiranez scored 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Ocean View is hosting the Hawk Holiday Classic starting Monday. The 26-team field includes both Ocean View and Marina. Games will be played at Ocean View Monday, and at both Ocean View and Los Amigos High Tuesday and Wednesday. The tournament runs through Dec. 14.

The Seahawks open against Oxford Academy at 7 p.m. Monday.

Boys’ Basketball

Edison: The Chargers opened their season Tuesday and ran past visiting Palos Verdes, 71-54. Junior guard Brae Ivey led all scorers and four Chargers in double figures with 17 points. Junior guard Jake Haar scored 15 points, junior guard Derek Molina 13 points, and junior forward AJ Garrity 12 points.

The Chargers took a 39-27 halftime lead on the Sea Kings.

Edison Coach Rich Boyce called the win a “good start to the season.”

“The boys played real hard and were very tough defensively,” he said.

Fountain Valley: The Barons split their first two games of the season. In their opener Saturday, they rallied in the second half, tied the score at 98-98 on their 18th three-pointer of the game against Troy, but fell short in a 103-99 loss to the Warriors at the Coaches for a Cure event at Ocean View High.

Senior forward Jordan Venters led the Barons with 20 points. Richard Le hit four three-point shots and scored 19 points, senior guard John Volkert had four three-point shots and scored 14 points, sophomore guard Calvin Le had 11 points, and senior forward Jacob Meyer nine points. Sophomore guard Shea Sueda (eight points) and senior guard Cory Bitzer (six points) both had six assists, and sophomore forward Chris Meyer had six rebounds.

On Tuesday, Fountain Valley got its initial win by draining 17 three-pointers in a 73-60 win over Loara. Le hit six three-pointers and finished with 18 points. Volkert against had four three-pointers and scored 12 points, Venters scored 12 points, and Jacob Meyer had 10 points.

“Our young team is getting some valuable experience playing good teams early in the season,” Fountain Valley Coach Roger Holmes said. “We are playing hard as a team and just trying to get better with each outing.”

Huntington Beach: The Oilers started their season Tuesday at the El Modena-Canyon Kickoff Classic, and dropped their tourney opener, 62-48, to Troy. Huntington senior forward Ryan Chocek led all scorers with 17 points, and senior guard Mason Luna scored 12 points.

Marina: The Vikings are 1-1 after Tuesday’s 76-62 loss at Gahr in the opening round of the Cerritos Tournament. Senior guard Ryan Funai scored 14 points and senior guard Derek Mallard 10 points in the setback.

Marina opened its season Saturday at the Coaches for a Cure event at Ocean View High, and defeated Dominguez, 51-29. Junior forward Mitchell Barnes led the scoring with 11 points and Mallard scored 10 points.

Ocean View: The Seahawks started play Monday at their Jim Harris Memorial Tournament of Champions, and lost, 72-62, to Long Beach Wilson. Angel Nieves scored 24 points and Khemet Osborne and Tristan Wenschlag each had 10 points.

The Tournament of Champions continues Thursday and Friday and concludes Saturday.

Brethren Christian

The Warriors open their season at 8 p.m. Monday against Hesperia Christian at the La Verne Calvary Baptist Tournament.

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